"Poison Keywords"

I have come across something about keywords and some that are marked as "poison;" is this relevant today?

"The web page contains poison keywords."

Do you mean words that will stop Google from displaying ads?

No, just came across some articles about it.

Wanted to know if any of you guys have talked about it before.

I think he means key words and phrases that make a site look and smell fishy to the search engines thus resulting in a lower ranking.

Nope. Never paid much attention to it. Based on what i have read, there is a difference of opinion if it's a myth or not.

Thanks

Ohhhh, that term is also used to describe the words that will cause Google to display "public service announcements" or stop displaying ads completely...

http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/adsense/adsense-basics-and-policies/7u1ZtJ-mMco